For your eyes only

Summer is not only synonymous with the Sun, good weather, tanks, tees but, pops, culture and stories of a quest for trends and style. The reason trend hunters comb unconventional places for inspiration.
Summer has a character, loving colors, blistering pictures, some pleasant and compelling, others, daring facades that are better kept "for our eyes only".
The eye, the window of the soul depicts a seamless culture, the SUNGLASSES, A pair of Sunglasses are must have accessories. For some, a pair of Sunglasses are for the obvious, to dim the shine. For others, Sunglasses are fashion statements.

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Designers across the world are embracing this attitude with an unconventional marriage of retro futuristic Flair to accommodate this trend. No gainsaying the fact that Ray Ban has inspired form factors of Aviator Sunglasses but, there are a lot more to Sunglasses than meets the eye.
Though the love for retro vintage Sunglasses are ever insatiable, the super futuristic Hybrids are becoming a Quest among not only Celebrities that fuel and bread the trend but, among the tribe of Fashioniistas

"Some movie stars wear their Sunglasses even in church.They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs"

                ~ Fred Allen

Maison Martin Margiela, the Belgian fashion designer (my favourite in accessories) is a minimalist master of Icognito. The Visor Pilot Iccognito Sunglasses from Maison Martin Margiela's SS 2009 collection is a must have for Celebs. These limited version hybrids are pricey and very rare. The oversized Hybrid Aviator Sunglasses featured in Margielas SS 2010 depicts Margiela as a master of his Arts.The highly collectible half amber, half brown tint Tortoiseshell or Black acetate arms Sunglasses is a compelling reason Margiela is above his Peers.

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Finding a suiting pair of Sunglasses can be gruesome and painstaking. Keeping one might prove even more challenging. A pair of trendy Sunglasses complements our charisma. What lies beneath the Sunglasses is deep and seldom times taken for granted. Like all accessories, Sunglasses define and enhances our style and personality. For Folks who have been looking a life time for a pair, I hope you find solace in this quote.

"People have more than one pair of Sunglasses now. People are shopping for it as an accessory not a necessity"

                             ~ Peggy Fries

Couture L'Afrique

No gainsaying the fact I have had a dwell with writer's block since my last brush with the pen. Oftentimes, I have looked for inspiration to jump start my quest for writing. Needless to say, my solace is oriented in no other place than, the Continent of the rising Sun, “Africa” is formidable. My crave to delve into a euphoria that will arouse my insatiable thirst for writing is conceived.

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Africa, a continent more or less known for her troubles than many triumphs is a powerhouse and recipe for aspiring fashion Labels and Designers.
The picture of an African Designer falling off a New York Runway would feel unusual. However, the fact that Africa will be adding Couture to her Resume is an accolade worth embracing. The African Print though not often celebrated, is beginning to brace the global Runway. Kudos to African Designers, faced with the odds of braking new markets, oftentimes find inspiration from the natural  colors of the Continent. Centuries of tradition spiced with oriental and caucasian Twist.
While Ivorian designer Pierre-Antoine Vettorello looked to the Sea for his enthusiastic debut at the New York Fashion Show, Nigerian designer Lanre Da Silva Ajayi archieved a global Profile with her inspirational butterfly Print  and floral Designs.

The African Prints and Couture are not just favorites in African Boutique but, are slowly becoming must haves with Divas, the rich and famous of the Western World. Luxury Parisian Designers like Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton and Jean Paul Gaultier are trailblazing African Designs and incorporating them into their Couture.
Fashion shows and Runways are gyrating metropolitan african Cities like Lagos and Johannesburg. Though the later is positioning herself as the fashion al la carte of the Continent, we have to acknowledge other vibrant African cities and African diaspora Designers that are tailored to walk the global Runway and clad Mannequins and west closets with the vibrant colors of Africa.

                                         
Howbeit, Africa's finest designers like Clive Rundle, Tiffany Amber, Zizi Cardow, Black Coffee and Deola Sagoe have International acclaim, Clive Rundle is in a class of his own. His designs are not only golden in his native South Africa but, world over.
Deola Sogue, is a household name in the global fashion Industry. Her unique approach to detail and wild distinctive coherence of African Fabric and western Silhouette wallowed her Fans at the New York fashion Show. She bagged herself the unofficial title of the "rebel of African Couture" hence, the realism of an African combination of Ann Demeulemeester and Alexander McQueen.
The African fashion Industry will strive for greater heights. It has the resourses and the know how to stay afloat.
No qualms, Raffia textiles and Beads from the African Continent will soon take the center Stage of the fashion Industry.

             "I have no problem with whatever the next big look is. Just don't try and tell me that only one look is beautiful."  

                                             ~ Alek Wek ~